Where does “cann” come from?

cann (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kannō, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

cann (Old English): a piece of knowledge; cognizance; confirmation,...

Definitions

  1. a piece of knowledge; cognizance; confirmation,...

Ancestry of “cann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickannōknowledge
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “cann”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannō →